''Aphelinus certus'' is a
parasitoid wasp
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps ( Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later cau ...
native to Asia. It parasitizes the
soybean aphid and other aphids.
North American introduction
''A. certus'' has been found in North America since 2005, and was likely introduced along with or soon after the soybean aphid.
''A. certus'' is likely to parasitize both native and introduced aphids in North America as it has a relatively wide
host-range.
References
Aphelinidae
Insects described in 1963
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